Pastor Scott Hall departs Stonegate to lead Fort Worth church

By Trent Johnson tsjohnson@mrt.com

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6:28 am CDT, Friday, April 15, 2016

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After nearly 11 years of service at Stonegate Fellowship, Scott Hall will leave his post as the church’s senior executive pastor. He led his final service last week and will enjoy a farewell reception celebrating the relationship that Hall and his family has enjoyed for more than a decade.

On May 1, Hall will lead his first service at his new post Harvest Church in Fort Worth. As senior pastor, Hall is looking to help connect with people in a bigger city. Before his reception, the Midland Reporter-Telegram talked with Hall about some of the memories and ideas he’ll take from his stay in West Texas.

MRT: What are you looking forward to with your new position?

Hall: It’s a great church that’s been around for about 30 years, and it’s a great part of the community there in Fort Worth. I’m looking forward to reaching into a larger metropolitan area. The world is moving toward our larger cities, so I’m relishing the opportunity to be a larger influence there. We really want to network with the city to get positive things done.

MRT: How did it all come together?

Hall: They reached out to us, and there was a consultant involved in this transition to help connect us with Harvest. We have a long history with the church because I lived in the area about 20 or 30 years ago. I really think that we can make a difference in that north Fort Worth area. There’s a big opportunity to connect with the city. We’ve been asking God to move us back to a larger city for the past four years now.

MRT: How do you feel about leaving Midland?

Hall: You know, I just missed my 11 year mark here in Midland by a month. I think Stonegate and Midland have been great, especially the people. West Texas people are warm and friendly, and we’ve raised our kids here. It’s been a great place to raise our kids, and we have deep friendships that we’ll carry with us. We’ve loved serving alongside the people here in Midland.

I think, serving in the community has been a great journey. We were always trying to connect outside of the church. I served on the Lee Basketball board and I coached baseball for ten years in the community. We’ll miss networking with people here in the community to make Midland a better place. We’ll miss some of the local establishments, places like Graham’s Pharmacy. We’ll definitely miss the West Texas evenings and sunsets.

MRT: What are some things you’ve experienced here that you’ll take with you?

Hall: You know I’ve been humbled to be a part of the growth at Stonegate Fellowship. When we came, it was so small. I think six people on staff. Now we have 100 people on staff. We have more 5,000 people coming to our services in Midland and Odessa. It’s been an exciting journey.

The way I view what we’ve accomplished is that we’re just blessed by God. I feel like the Lord’s hand has been on Stonegate, and now it’s an influential church, not only in the city, but in the United States and even around the world. We’ve been able to see God accomplish a lot of great things, but I think there’s so much more in possibilities around the world for Stonegate. I think the years ahead of Stonegate are going to be great.